European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday july 14,1887 4 injured rocket damaged in launch pad Accident Cape canaveral Fla. A four work cars were slightly injured and a space rocket segment was severely damaged in a launch pad Accident monday Al Cape canaveral Nasa reported. A National aeronautics and space administration statement said a work platform ruptured the Hydrogen fuel Lank of the Centaur upper stage of an Atlas Centaur rocket workers were moving the platform during preparations to remove the Cen Taur stage from the pad 10 fix a fuel leak. There were minor injuries to four general dynamics space division technicians As they made a Quick departure of the area the statement said. Nasa said All four were treated Al the scene for cuts and bruises and were released. Officials said it had no immediate information on whether the stage can be repaired. The s78 million Atlas Centaur rocket was to have been launched july 24 with a military communications satellite. But that flight was delayed after a fuel teak was discovered in the Centaur stage during a recent practice countdown. 14 receive minor injuries during Pamplona Bull run Pamplona Spain a at least 14 Pec pie suffered cuts and bruises sunday As they ran with the bulls on the sixth Day of the annual san Fermin festival police  bulls ran the half mile from the corrals to the Bull ring in two minute. 54 seconds with an estimated 1,500 people in front alongside and behind  runners fell and about 14 were treated for minor injuries police said. The six bulls that run each morning Are killed by matadors each afternoon in the  have gored 52 runners to death since the san Fermin festival began in 1591, according to official records. The celebrations achieved worldwide Fame through american writer Ernest  we Klong drinking and dancing festival will end july 14. Cut surplus invest More chinese Leader tells Kohl Beijing up Premier Zhao Ziyang told visiting German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Mon Day that Germany should try to reduce its Trade surplus with China and invest More in China German sources , on the first full Day of an eight Day tour of China held three hours of talks with Zhao on bilateral and International issues including East West relations and world trouble  at a Long table in the great Hall of the people with Cabinet Leaden and assistants the two raders discussed possible ways to Widen two Way Trade which last year was Worth about $4 billion with a balance of j 1.6 billion in Germany s favor. Zhao said chinese officials Hope that Ger Many which is China s fourth largest trading partner will Lake Steps to reduce the Trade Gap Ard invest More in China German sources said. Kohl on his third trip to China responded by saying that Germany would hold seminars for chinese exporters seeking Access to the German marketing the past two years. China has been Ger Many s biggest trading part scr among the devel Oping countries and it second biggest in Asia after Japan. Philippine officer arrested for plot against Aquino Manila. Philippines up military a i Orilin have thwarted plans for another coup attempt against president Corazon Aquino and arrested an army major allegedly involved in the plot a senior Security official said monday. Brig. Gen. Alexander Aguirre chief of the military capital command told reporters a search for an unspecified number of Active and discharged soldiers has been mounted As a result of the failed coup  declined to identify the detained major or reveal other details of the plot the latest in several threats to the Aquino govern ment. A military source said the officer was arrested Friday. . Arms May be outdated by new soviet  avy projectiles that must move All officials said. The newest american � new York up Many soviet tanks have Bee equipped with new Armor that some officials say makes them almost Invulnerable to . Infantry and aircraft Weapu i the new York times reported sunday. The Armor an israeli invention appropriated by so Viet weapon strategist three years ago would Pul american weaponry at a disadvantage in a non nud land War . Military officials told the times some officials however have challenged the Sion and said the invention has been orc Rapvano May be a ploy by the army to increase its Muja funding. The Armor which resembles  on the outside of the tanks explodes Iwu and deducts tie explosion of shells aimed Ali pc newspaper said. But Many officials  the new Armor to see if us. Soldiers Waflart be adequately prepared to fight against such a Leld and to determine whether the Shields have bail thoroughly researched for me by . Forces. To the  protector May outdated the numerous arsenals i Bank missiles that nato nations have relied a of guard them against attack for the last two a officials said. The Armor can be beaten by use of Large guns Mue a  newest american and european tanks do carry such High powered  of soviet tanks however would Proba july outnumber the number of nato tanks by More than six to one officials said. In addition the officials said Western commanders can no longer depend on infantry weapons to Cope with the numbers of soviet weapons. Maj. Gen. Robert Sunell director of the army i armoured family of vehicles task Force which w-1 created More than a year ago to study the new Devi Ope in is one of the officials who regards the Situa Tion As serious the newspaper said. The problem began when the syrians captured a couple of israeli m-60 tanks during the 1982 War in Lebanon said Suneta. Those tanks were protect two by a new israeli Armor called Blazer " " Blazer subsequently Tell into soviet hands and now Moscow s t-12 and t-80 main Battle tanks Are protected by it he said. Only High velocity Metal pc Trator rounds fired by our latest tank cannons can get through it North from Page 1 How often Reagan leaves Washington he cannot escape the hearings and the Iran Contra affair that has made the Twilight of his presidency so troubled. Mitchell s lecture represented the first attempt by member of the committee to turn the tables on North who has used his previous four Days in the witness chair to rally support for the nicaraguan contras while stoutly insisting he broke no Laws during his tenure with the National Security Council. Other committee members treated North gingerly even deferentially while some expressed Strong opposition to Many of the aspects of the affair. Sen. Orrin Hatch Rutab said he could not con done the failure to inform Congress of secret operations. But he then said i Don t want you prosecuted. 1 Don t think Many people in America  sen. Paul Trible r-va., asked North whether he knew that retired air Force Gen. Richard see Ord and Honeyman Albert Hakim appear to have made Large profits from their roles. When North said he did not know that Trible said i understand i m not Sug Gesting that you  but Trible also said their profits pointed out the sheer Folly of conducting the people s business in private. North is testifying under a Grant of limited immunity meaning statements no makes to the committee cannot be used As evidence against him by Walsh unless North perjured himself. Rep. Dante Fascell d-Fla., said he never believed that North acted alone in what he did. But he said it would be regrettable if us United Stales instead adopted values Al least temporarily of a totalitarian  Mitchell a second term senator who has voted against military Aid for the contras cited North s plea at Friday s hearings when you asked that Congress not Cut off Aid to the contras for the love of goo and for the love of country. I now address a plea to you he said. Debate this Issue forcefully and vigorously As you have and As you surely will. But please do it in a Way that respects the patriotism and the motives of those who disagree with you As you would have them re Spect  Mitchell s lecture on civics came after North who played a key role in several arms for a Mages swans testified that he docs not believe the Reagan administration bad made concessions to  North testifying for the fifth Day to the Iran con Ira bearings also said anew that he never violated the Law in his tenure at the National Security Council i do not believe that any of us Are above the Law said the Man who last week admitted shredding documents lying to Congress in Early investigations kid misleading High administration officials about his role in the affair. Mitchell had the right to question North for the full hour of the morning session and he did so in Calm measured tones. North for his part refrained from the Type of patriotic Appeal that marked his testimony last week. Reagan from Page 1 to tonally barred from seeking a third term was addressing the convention in the Wake of two democrats who would like to succeed him. Massachusetts gov. Michael s. Dukakis and sen. Paul Simon of Illinois both declared candidates for their party s nomination were addressing the More than 4,000 delegates in the morning. Before Reagan s visit the Gap s Indiana state chairman Gordon k. Dumiel said people do like him and he has Strong support in Indiana. At the Point last Spring when i look surveys he was dropping a lot nationally but he was still at a 58 per cent approval rating in Indiana and i m sure that has unproved since then Dumiel said. You be got a pretty Good majority of the people in the state of Indiana thai approve of the Job he s doing the stale chairman added. And any time you ask a question if you like him or Don t like him that s e 70 percent plus  the both Al the convention and in Danville Reagan was pushing what he Calls his economic Bill of rights a strategy to curb tax increase and government spend ing by future administrations. Attack from Page 1 of material destroyed. We saw two boats coming very dote. They began to shoot and we protected our selves Henri Buquet the ship s second mate told the Mutual broadcasting system monday. We will not come Back to the Gulf never he said in Kuwait shipping Jour Sci said the 21,111-ton French ship was badly damaged by suspected iranian gunboats. The sources said it was not believed the Ville d Anven was targeted in direct retaliation for a diplomatic Row that erupted sunday Between France and inn. But they said they could not Rule out such a possibility. In Geneva swin authorities nid �4i iranian Diplomat returned to a Hospital late sunday after he had been treated for minor injuries Hemming from an argument with French police Al the Geneva Airport. Inn i official islamic Republic news Agency said the Diplomat Mohsien Aminzadeh Wai beaten by French police saturday. The French charge d affaires in Iran was summoned by iranian officials to explain the alleged incident